Estonia Travel Guide - Communications

Country code: 372. Public telephones, which are plentiful, are operated by phonecards, available from kiosks.

Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies. Good coverage.

Public access is available at Internet cafes, post offices and libraries in main towns and cities. There is free Internet access at Tallinn Airport. Wireless zones can be found in various places.

Post to western Europe takes up to six days.

Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0730-2000, Sat 0900-1800, Sun 0900-1500 (hours may vary in rural areas).

The post-independence years of the early 1990s saw a large increase in the production of newspapers, which subsequently turned into a fight for survival among titles. Broadcasting also boomed, attracting several foreign players; the two main commercial TV stations are owned by Swedish and Norwegian companies. Cable TV is popular.

• Privately-owned dailies include Postimees, Eesti Paevaleht and the business Aripaev, along with the evening tabloid SL Ohtuleht, and weekly Maaleht.
• Estoniya is published in Russian.

• The public broadcaster is Eesti Televisioon, while TV3 and Kanal 2 are privately owned.

• The public station is Eesti Raadio, which operates four networks including flagship station Vikerraadio.
• Raadio Elmar and Kuku Radio are privately-owned stations.